Manila (28 July) -- Mayor Raida B Maglangit of Kapatagan, Lanao del Sur praised President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for her determination in pushing forward the nation despite political pressures and economic constraints.
"I believe in what President Arroyo has said in her State of the Nation Address (SONA) that national problems cannot be knocked out with a single punch. Hindi yan nagagawa sa isang tulugan lamang (We cannot do that overnight). We need to work hand in hand so that all our aspirations of a better nation will be achieved," Maglangit said.
The town mayor also commended President Arroyo for delivering a very substantial SONA.
The President, she said, was able to accomplished major achievements in terms of infrastructure, economy and education.
Maglangit further said that her town benefited from the infrastructure and educational projects of the Arroyo administration such as construction of school buildings and hiring of additional teachers.
President Arroyo showed her dedication and commitment to uplift the lives of Filipinos by placing education among her top priorities, the lady mayor added.
In her last SONA during the 3rd Joint Regular Session of the 14th Congress, the President underscored the importance of education in reducing poverty stressing that education is the great equalizer that allows a young Filipino the chance to realize his / her dream.
First Muslim woman bar topnotcher Atty. Mylene Amerol-Macumbal, whom the President recognized during the SONA, said she was happy to be one of the beneficiaries of the government's college and post-graduate scholarship program.
"I am a product of Mindanao State University (MSU). I finished my accountancy degree and took up law in MSU. And I was not paying anything for it. Kaya malaki talaga ang naitulong ng MSU at ng gobyerno upang bumuti ang buhay ng mga tao sa Mindanao (MSU and the government have greatly helped in uplifting the lives of people in Mindanao)," Macumbal said.
As of June 2009, the Arroyo administration has constructed more than 95,000 classrooms, procured over 135.6 million textbooks, installed computer labs in 4,019 public high schools, filled-up 60,000 teachers items, allotted Php1.5 billion for teacher training and provided college and post-graduate education for over 600,000 scholars. (Apipa P Bagumbaran/PIA-Marawi City)
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